Can 55 degrees weather kill plants outdoors?

The weather is perfect for planting out. If we get a sudden weather front that brings very cold weather and it looks like we are going to get a frost, bring the potted things into the porch or garage and cover everything else with a sheet or some newspaper.

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They should be fine, if you are worried go throw a sheet or light blanket over them-literally. It helps any foliage that may be harmed. 55 is a quite good temp, try to 'harden off' any plants you bring from in to outside however, its Pretty much letting them sit in the shade outside for some days, then some sun, then more sun, careful of the wind (wind burn) yaghta yaghta for 2 weeks or so and they are 'hardened' . And ready for the outdoors.

Some tropical plants can suffer when the temperature is below 55F.

Plants do not need to freeze to be effected by cold, chemical reactions are temperature depended and many tropical plants are not adapted to cold and their cellular process begin to degrade... often the first symptom of cold distress is a darkening of the foliage.

55 degrees is not freezing they should be ok. I live in Northern washington and what we do is when we start plants in doors and it gets warm we move them out in the day and bring them in at night for a few days this is called hardening.Then when they get use to the temperature you can leave them out.

Good luck with them!

Not to worry! They'll be fine. For later on, when it begins to get cold again the elephant ears and such can go outdoors (during the day) if you put them close to the house.

It wouldn't effect them that much though, well you only need to keep checking them time to time with proper requirements so they are grown properly..

Plants don't get goose bumps or pneumonia. Freezing is what kills them.

they will be stunted but long term growth will come back

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